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Household of William Reeves (born 1823, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Reeves and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reeves, born in 1823 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Reeves, born in 1846 in Meare, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Francis (born 1877 in Meare, Somerset, England), Minnie (born 1879 in Wells, Somerset, England) and William R (born 1880 in Wells, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Harriett (born 1863 in Wedmore, Somerset, England), William's Servant, Minnie (born 1868 in Lympsham, Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Wells, Somerset, England).


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William Reeves's household

Male

William

Reeves

Head
Female

Mary

Reeves

Wife
Female

Francis

Reeves

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Reeves

Daughter
Male

William R

Reeves

Son
Female

Harriett

Clark

Servant
Female

Minnie

Nipper

Servant
Male

Thomas

Bale

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reeves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Wells, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reeves

Head

Married

58

1823

Wells, Somerset, England

Mary

Reeves

Wife

Married

35

1846

Meare, Somerset, England

Francis

Reeves

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Meare, Somerset, England

Minnie

Reeves

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wells, Somerset, England

William R

Reeves

Son

Single

1

1880

Wells, Somerset, England

Harriett

Clark

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wedmore, Somerset, England

Minnie

Nipper

Servant

Single

13

1868

Lympsham, Somerset, England

Thomas

Bale

Servant

Single

14

1867

Wells, Somerset, England

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